diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file.go b/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file.go
index fbc3b1a4735..9d0551aa5c4 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file.go
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ func (b *azureFileMounter) SetUpAt(dir string, mounterArgs volume.MounterArgs) e
 	source = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s.file.%s%s%s", osSeparator, osSeparator, accountName, getStorageEndpointSuffix(b.plugin.host.GetCloudProvider()), osSeparator, b.shareName)
 
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		sensitiveMountOptions = []string{fmt.Sprintf("AZURE\\%s", accountName), accountKey}
+		mountOptions = []string{fmt.Sprintf("AZURE\\%s", accountName)}
+		sensitiveMountOptions = []string{accountKey}
 	} else {
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0700); err != nil {
 			return err